Abu Sharaf

Abu Sharaf was a Sunni militia leader from Bab al-Tabbaneh in Tripoli, Lebanon.

Biography
Abu Sharaf was from the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood of Lebanon, and he was a Sunni Muslim; his son was killed in a mosque bombing by the rival Shi'ites of Jabal Mohsen. He was an acquaintance of the warlord Ziad Alouki, the leader of the Sunnis in the conflict. In February 2014, Abu Sharaf was introduced to Vice News correspondent Aris Roussinos during the news outlet's "Warlords of Tripoli" documentary, and Abu Sharaf was filmed while firing an AK-47 at the Jabal Mohsen side of Syria Street. He fired potshots, and he asked Roussinos if his aim was good, to which there was no reply due to the nonpartisan stance of Vice News.